Russian Hydro-Electric Explosion, Part Three

This is the last part our series on the  'explosion' at the Sayano-Shushenkaya hydro-electric plant in 2009.

Estimated cost to repair the damage is over M$310.

Russian Hydro-Electric Explosion, Part Two

Continuing on with our series on the  'explosion' at the Sayano-Shushenkaya hydro-electric plant in 2009.

The two photos above are taken from the same angle. Before and after.

 

There's the turbine.

The final part will be next week.

Russian Hydro-Electric Explosion, Part One

In August 2009, there was a large 'explosion' in the Sayano-Shushenkaya hydro-electric plant.

What occurred was that a catastrophic water-hammer incident ejected the No. 2 Turbine and its associated equipment (some 900 tonnes worth) from its seat.

While not a true explosion, as you can see from the photos below, the damage is on par with a large explosion.

In the days that followed the incident, over 76 people were found dead.

The dam before the incident:

And after the incident.

Continued next week.

Oxy-Acetylene Explosion

These amazing set of photos are from some oxy-acetylene cylinders that leaked then ignited in the back of a van. As you can see, the damage spread out over a very wide area.